“With age comes wisdom.” ~Oscar Wilde I view my life as my education and my experiences as my teacher. So while some may complain about getting older, I embrace it. I recently turned 31 and since my birthday, I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve grown and expanded my view on life these last few…
Confession: 10 Reasons I’m Scared To Be a Mom
You read that title right – I am scared to be a mom. Let me give a little backstory first. Growing up, I loved babies. I loved being around them, holding them and playing with them. I thought I’d be married and be a mom by the time I turned 25. But the older I…
Life Lately: Volume 6 – Happy 1st Birthday, Lipstick & Ink
Today officially marks one year since I launched this little piece of the internet. Truthfully, it feels a lot longer than a year since I launched Lipstick & Ink, as I can’t quite remember what my life was like before it. Isn’t that crazy? I can still remember the anxiety and eagerness I felt taking…
9 Realizations I Had My First Year of Blogging
Believe it or not, it’s Lipstick & Ink’s first birthday this week! It’s incredible in just one year how much I’ve learned and grown from this crazy exhausting, but extremely rewarding experience in blogging. There’s been a lot of realizations along the way, and I thought it couldn’t be more fitting than to share what…
Career Advice I’d Give to My Younger Self
If you could give career advice to your younger self, what words of wisdom would you give? Asking myself this question made me really think about how much I’ve learned in just the eight years I’ve been in the workforce since graduating college. I by no means have all the answers at the age of…
Defining Success & What It Means to You
It wasn’t until I had a conversation with one of my oldest best friends over Thanksgiving that I really thought about the meaning of success. She and I randomly got on the subject after a late night out at the bar (I always dig a #realtalk convo IRL, even after a few drinks) and I…